China handed over two Type 053H1 frigates to Myanmar Navy. The ships obtained hull numbers F21 and F23.
Type 053H1 frigates Jianghu-2 (modernized version of Type 053H1 Jianghu-1 , retrofitted Soviet Project 50 escort ship) were built in China in 1981-88 by Hudong Shipyard (Shanghai). In total, ten such ships were built for Chinese Navy, one of them was sold to Bangladesh in 1989 and obtained the name of F18 Osman . In 1984-85, two Type 053H1 frigates were built for Egyptian Navy (951 Najim Al-Zafir and 956 El Nasser ).
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, March 8, 2012; Image: cnblj